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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;msgood2shoe, post: 438365, member: 69&quot;]Elegant glass is a term dealers and collectors use for glass that has been hand finished. Mold lines were fire polished out, decorating was done via acid etch, or cutting.&nbsp; The term spans glass made in different eras, including the Depression era.&nbsp; The glass would have been sold in &quot;nicer&quot; stores such as large department stores or jewelry stores.&nbsp; Fostoria, Cambridge, Heisey, and Morgantown are a few names of companies that produced &quot;Elegant&quot; Glass.&nbsp; Your mother or grandmother might have referred to the glass as their good glass or crystal, and it would have been used on special occasions.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Depression Glass generally refers to inexpensive glass produced during the 1930&#039;s.&nbsp; The glass saw very little if any hand finishing, the designs were molded in and the glass was sold in &quot;Dime&quot; stores or given away in bags of flour or cereal, etc.&nbsp; It would likely have been used on a day to day basis.&nbsp; The glass was produced by makers such as Hocking, Federal, Jeannette, Hazel Atlas to name a few.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When trying to ID glass, it is helpful to recognize the type of glass, as it can help limit the pool of possible makers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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